Books Rock! Dress like a rockstar for our Rock Day tomorrow.
We're still collecting! Please support our Student Council's Cereal Box Domino Challenge! Help us care for our community by sending in full-sized cereal boxes to benefit the Middle Tyger Community Center. Our collection ends March 12th. Soon our Student Council will set up a school-wide 🐼 domino display for everyone to enjoy! Also, the class that collects the most full-sized cereal boxes will get a special treat.
Important Weather Announcement
Due to a strong wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service, all District Five schools will be closed for students on Wednesday, March 5.
This will NOT be an eLearning Day, as District Five has already used or scheduled the number of allocated eLearning days allowed by the state this school year.
Sustained winds are expected to be 15-25 mph Wednesday, with gusts up to 50 mph. South Carolina prohibits school bus travel when gusts exceed 45 mph
Thank you for your patience and understanding as safety is always our top priority in District Five!
FYI Families! To help you plan ahead, next Friday, March 14 will be an eLearning Day for students.
Rolling on with Read Across America Week! Tomorrow is Wild Western Day, so dress like a cowboy or cowgirl.
Awesome hands-on project happening now in Mrs. Bembenek's class! The class is observing the life cycle of a chick. They have an incubator loaded with 25 eggs and expect chicks to be hatching in 21 (or so) days.
After studying poetry and weather, Mrs. Cloonan's class read weather poetry and became authors themselves by building poems with Legos!
Read Across America Week continues tomorrow with Thinking Cap Day. Wear your favorite hat.
You still have time to order your copy of our 2024-2025 Yearbook ! Orders can only be made online. Use this link to order your copy for $20 by March 15, 2025: https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB30904
Wear It, Read It Day was a success! 📚
Don't forget our Read Across America Week kicks off tomorrow with Wear It, Read It Day. Wear something with words on it!
Great news! River Ridge families, we have extended the Kids Heart Challenge deadline to NEXT FRIDAY, MARCH 7th. We are going to have a wacky quacky raffle!! Any student who raises $25 on their page between now and March 7th will be entered to win a life sized Mr. Quack Attack! Share your page with friends and family, register here: http://www2.heart.org/goto/RiverRidgeSpartanburg
Animal behavior experts in Mrs. Jalbert's class were up to the challenge in the library today, guessing in 10 questions or less the names of animals based on their traits and behaviors.
5th grade problem solved and expanded their knowledge in workshops as they tested all the Mechanical Properties of Matter. They engineered a workable prototype using at least one of these properties.
4th grade has been busy in STEM class building obstacle courses for the Sphero Mini bots as part of their Natural Disasters and Human Impact unit.
Mrs. Cobb’s class enjoyed learning about artist, Alma Thomas, and making art in her style in the Library. They are currently reading stories about the arts and different artists in class.
Just a reminder tomorrow is an Early Release Day for students. School will dismiss at 11:30am. Students will eat lunch tomorrow before dismissal.
Mrs. Bradley's class stopped by the library to build some Lego poetry. They are currently studying poetry in their ELA module.
Our PE coaches are so glad Carolina FC Soccer ⚽️ program was able to come teach our students soccer skills and drills. We love having visitors come and teach our kiddos about sports opportunities outside of school!
Hello River Ridge families! We’ve set a goal to create a community of lifesavers by getting everyone to take Finn’s Mission and learn Hands-Only CPR. When given immediately, it can double (even triple) a person’s chance of surviving cardiac arrest. If you haven’t done it yet, take Finn’s Mission today to learn this life saving skill. There's only 7 days left! http://www2.heart.org/goto/RiverRidgeSpartanburg
